ANANSI

Central government deficit (% of GDP)

% of GDP · 170 countries · 1689–2026 · 11,821 observations

cgovdef_GDP · Annual, Quarterly

Key economies

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Central government deficit (% of GDP) for every economy WED holds it for — each page with the full history for subscribers and a free preview of the recent years.

CountryFrequencyCoverageObservations
AfghanistanAFGAnnual2006–201712
AlbaniaALBAnnual2002–202215
AlgeriaDZAAnnual1951–201962
AndorraANDAnnual2018–20247
AngolaAGOAnnual1980–202445
ArgentinaARGAnnual1884–202494
ArmeniaARMAnnual2004–202416
AustraliaAUSAnnual1839–2022123
AustriaAUTAnnual · also Quarterly1924–202590
AzerbaijanAZEAnnual2008–202417
BahamasBHSAnnual1973–200532
BahrainBHRAnnual1990–19967
BangladeshBGDAnnual1973–200930
BarbadosBRBAnnual1972–200413
BelarusBLRAnnual1994–202431
BelgiumBELAnnual · also Quarterly1880–2025123
BeninBENAnnual1965–202460
BoliviaBOLAnnual1950–200443
BosniaBIHAnnual2005–202420
BotswanaBWAAnnual1980–201940
BrazilBRAAnnual1861–2024155
BulgariaBGRAnnual · also Quarterly1924–202554
Burkina FasoBFAAnnual1954–202465
BurundiBDIAnnual1980–201940
Cabo VerdeCPVAnnual1980–201940
CambodiaKHMAnnual2019–20235
CameroonCMRAnnual1963–201952
CanadaCANAnnual1870–2025106
Central African RepublicCAFAnnual1960–201954
ChadTCDAnnual1972–201945
ChileCHLAnnual1940–202475
ColombiaCOLAnnual1945–202580
ComorosCOMAnnual1980–201940
Congo DRCODAnnual2021–20233
Costa RicaCRIAnnual1950–202576
Côte d'IvoireCIVAnnual1960–202465
CroatiaHRVAnnual1995–202531
CubaCUBAnnual1903–196552
CyprusCYPAnnual1950–202576
CzechiaCZEAnnual · also Quarterly1995–202531
DenmarkDNKAnnual1854–2025171
DjiboutiDJIAnnual1990–201930
Dominican RepublicDOMAnnual1950–202576
EcuadorECUAnnual2013–202210
EgyptEGYAnnual1951–201968
El SalvadorSLVAnnual1939–202581
Equatorial GuineaGNQAnnual1980–201940
EritreaERIAnnual1992–201928
EstoniaESTAnnual1995–202531
EswatiniSWZAnnual1980–201940
EthiopiaETHAnnual1960–201960
FijiFJIAnnual1950–201061
FinlandFINAnnual · also Quarterly1882–2025144
FranceFRAAnnual1815–2025194
GabonGABAnnual1956–201950
GambiaGMBAnnual1980–201940
GeorgiaGEOAnnual1995–202430
GermanyDEUAnnual · also Quarterly1872–2025132
GhanaGHAAnnual1950–201969
GreeceGRCAnnual · also Quarterly1880–2025105
GuatemalaGTMAnnual1923–2025103
GuineaGINAnnual1980–201940
Guinea-BissauGNBAnnual1980–202445
GuyanaGUYAnnual1952–199241
HaitiHTIAnnual1955–198731
HondurasHNDAnnual1925–2025101
HungaryHUNAnnual1927–202545
IcelandISLAnnual · also Quarterly1990–202536
IndiaINDAnnual1948–201062
IndonesiaIDNAnnual1921–202392
IranIRNAnnual1959–200951
IraqIRQAnnual1950–197425
IrelandIRLAnnual1947–202579
IsraelISRAnnual1965–202460
ItalyITAAnnual1862–2025163
JamaicaJAMAnnual1929–199256
JapanJPNAnnual · also Quarterly1885–2024139
JordanJORAnnual1959–202350
KazakhstanKAZAnnual2005–202319
KenyaKENAnnual1955–202369
KiribatiKIRAnnual2010–202314
KuwaitKWTAnnual1964–202350
KyrgyzstanKGZAnnual2013–202412
LatviaLVAAnnual1995–202531
LesothoLSOAnnual1972–201943
LiberiaLBRAnnual1964–201942
LibyaLBYAnnual1963–201953
LithuaniaLTUAnnual · also Quarterly1995–202531
LuxembourgLUXAnnual · also Quarterly1995–202531
MacaoMACAnnual2001–202424
MadagascarMDGAnnual1950–201961
MalawiMWIAnnual1954–201966
MalaysiaMYSAnnual1949–201057
MaldivesMDVAnnual1990–200920
MaliMLIAnnual1967–202458
MaltaMLTAnnual1995–202531
Marshall IslandsMHLAnnual2008–201811
MauritaniaMRTAnnual1968–201941
MauritiusMUSAnnual1950–202576
MexicoMEXAnnual1876–2023138
MoldovaMDAAnnual2003–202422
MongoliaMNGAnnual1992–202431
MoroccoMARAnnual1952–201964
MozambiqueMOZAnnual1980–201940
MyanmarMMRAnnual1947–201968
NamibiaNAMAnnual1990–202435
NauruNRUAnnual2014–202411
NepalNPLAnnual2019–20213
NetherlandsNLDAnnual · also Quarterly1815–2025211
New ZealandNZLAnnual1931–202595
NicaraguaNICAnnual1960–202565
NigerNERAnnual1960–202465
NigeriaNGAAnnual1950–201968
North MacedoniaMKDAnnual2005–202415
NorwayNORAnnual · also Quarterly1865–2025153
PakistanPAKAnnual1950–201061
PalauPLWAnnual2008–201912
PalestinePSEAnnual2005–202117
PanamaPANAnnual1946–202563
ParaguayPRYAnnual1953–202456
PeruPERAnnual1942–202178
PhilippinesPHLAnnual2012–202312
PolandPOLAnnual · also Quarterly1995–202531
PortugalPRTAnnual · also Quarterly1880–2025104
Puerto RicoPRIAnnual1929–198355
Republic of the CongoCOGAnnual1955–202154
RomaniaROUQuarterly · also AnnualQ1 1995–Q1 2026125
RussiaRUSAnnual1885–202451
RwandaRWAAnnual1980–202344
SamoaWSMQuarterly · also AnnualQ1 2013–Q4 202552
San MarinoSMRAnnual2002–202412
São Tomé and PríncipeSTPAnnual1980–201940
Saudi ArabiaSAUQuarterly · also AnnualQ1 2019–Q1 202629
SenegalSENAnnual1962–202463
SerbiaSRBAnnual2007–202216
SeychellesSYCAnnual1980–202445
Sierra LeoneSLEAnnual1963–201956
SingaporeSGPAnnual1963–202449
SlovakiaSVKAnnual1995–202531
SloveniaSVNAnnual · also Quarterly1995–202531
SomaliaSOMAnnual2013–20238
South AfricaZAFAnnual · also Quarterly1911–2024114
South KoreaKORAnnual1953–202674
South SudanSSDAnnual2011–20199
SpainESPAnnual1880–2025135
Sri LankaLKAAnnual1947–200862
SudanSDNAnnual1955–201965
SwedenSWEAnnual · also Quarterly1881–2025145
SwitzerlandCHEAnnual · also Quarterly1899–2024112
SyriaSYRAnnual1964–201040
TaiwanTWNAnnual1903–201089
TajikistanTJKAnnual1998–202410
TanzaniaTZAAnnual1955–201965
ThailandTHAAnnual1946–202472
Timor-LesteTLSAnnual2010–202213
TogoTGOAnnual1961–202464
Trinidad and TobagoTTOAnnual1951–198939
TunisiaTUNAnnual1965–201955
TürkiyeTURAnnual2008–202417
UAEAREAnnual · also Quarterly2010–202415
UgandaUGAAnnual1954–202370
UkraineUKRAnnual1999–202426
United KingdomGBRAnnual · also Quarterly1689–2025337
United StatesUSAAnnual1800–2025217
UruguayURYAnnual1930–202482
UzbekistanUZBAnnual2011–202313
VanuatuVUTAnnual1981–201830
VenezuelaVENAnnual1970–197043
ZambiaZMBAnnual1950–201970
ZimbabweZWEAnnual1990–201926